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ILPETERS. FHOTD-UTHOGRAPHER. WASHINGTON. D. C.

. @uiten tutes getraut @ffice HENRY FASSMAN, OF NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANAI. Lena-spam No. 61,527', ma Janna@ 29, 1867.

IMPROVEMENT IN ICOTTON-BALE TIES.

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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONQERN;

Be it known that I, HENRY FASSMAN, of New Grlean's, in the parish of Orleans, and State of Louisiana, have invented a new and improved Hoop Lock; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and

exact descriptionof the same, reference being had to the annexed drawings, making apart of' this specificationV in which- Figures l and 2 `are perspective views of my invention. Figure 3 is a view of my invention applied to the ends of a bale-hoop' and connecting them together'. Figure 4 is a view of a hoop-lock previously constructed, drawn for the purpose of showing the .difference between it and my invention. l

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the several'iigures.

This invention consists in using, in connection with perforations at the ends of the bale-hoop,A alat metal.

hook, providedwith a shoulder, if desired, and used either singly or doubly asfmay be required. The object of the invention is to obtain a simple and eicient hoop-lock, that may be readily insertedA into the perfor-ations of the hoop without the'liability of casually slipping therefrom.

To enable those skilled in the a'rtl to fully understand 'and construct my invention, I will proceed to describe it.

The simplest form of my invention is that of a at hook, as shown in hg. 1, one leg, a, of the hook being about half the length of the oth'er leg 6. Thetwo legs a b are not quitmparallel with each other they slightly diverge from the curve or neck, c. -The hook is of equal width throughout its entire length. In iig. 2 the same hook is shown with the addition of a shoulder, d. This shoulder is in line with the shorter leg'a of the hook, and the neck c of the hook is quite short and thick,`as shown clearly ing. 2. The ends of the hoop, shown in red, 'g.' 3,- are perforated and overlapped, and the long leg of the hook is passed through the p'erforations,

as shown clearly in iig. 3. The flat form of the hook vprevents its turningin the perforations of the hoop, and

eil'ectually prevents its slipping out therefrom. The short neck c also serves to prevent the casual disengageA ment of the hook. The shoulder d is not very important; only where a single hook is used it gives it a more symmetrical appearance, but does not add materially toits eiiciency. If desired the vhooks may be placed in each pair of perforations in the endsof the hoop, the hooksA being placed back to back. [I hisarrangement also eifectually vprecludes the casual slipping out of the hooks from the perforations in the hoops.

I am aware that hoop-locks have been` made in hook form, but so far as I am aware those previously devised have been cons tructed of a cylindrical rod, or of square form, as shown in iig. 4, and with comparatively long necks, a. This arrangement or mode of construction has been foundquite inefficient. The hooks are liable to turn and work out from the perforations in the hoops, andthe latter consequently released and allowed to drop from the bale. The broad lat form of my ,invention prevents such a contingency, as the hooks cannot possibly turn when adjusted in the perforations ofthe-hoops. The hooks may be constructed of' wrought or rolled iron bent in proper form,-or they may be of cast iron made malleable. v

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

A hoop-lock constructed in the shape of a hook, and of atifolrm, with legs a l, of different lengths, and a short curve or neck c, and with or withouta shoulder d, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

H. rAssMaN.

Witnesses:

WILnIAM WREN, WM. S. E. Snvnr. 

